Support your team and fulfill your Duty of Care. Employers are responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of their staff, especially when work leads to risky or unpredictable environments. Krisenwerk offers practical training that helps people stay safe, confident, and resilient—no matter where their assignments take them.
Discover our training programs below to find the right fit for your organization or team. Each option is designed to be realistic, flexible, and directly relevant to the challenges you face in the field.
Get ready for challenging, high-risk environments through interactive, hands-on modules—designed by professionals and enriched by guest speakers with real field experience.
Risk Assessment & Emergency Preparedness
Spot dangers early, plan ahead, and implement robust emergency measures tailored to your reality.
Interaction with Authorities & Navigating Checkpoints (Police/Military)
Master safe, confident communication and procedures at checkpoints and borders.
Conduct at Roadblocks (by insurgents, semi-legal & illegal actors)
Learn tested approaches for staying safe during tense encounters, including behaviour at gunpoint and under fire.
Mine Awareness
Recognize landmine risks, learn avoidance strategies, and reduce unnecessary dangers.
Hostile Environment First Aid (HEFAT)
Take decisive action in medical emergencies—train for real-life field scenarios where every minute counts, with at least 8 hours of practical, hands-on learning.
Fire Extinguisher Training
Practice using extinguishers—every participant gains direct, practical experience.
Tough assignments? Get the practical skills and real-world insights you need, fast. Our three-day course is built for busy professionals, focused on security awareness and first aid in challenging environments.
Interaction with Authorities
Get comfortable talking to officials—immigration, customs, police—and learn what works for smooth, safe passage.
Risk Assessment & Emergency Preparedness
Learn to spot dangers early, think on your feet, and put good emergency plans into action based on real scenarios.
Travel Safety & Preparedness
Stay safe in hotels, taxis, ride-shares, public transport—and be ready for natural disasters like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Conduct at Roadblocks
Deal smartly with roadblocks, prioritizing safety and calm—even when encounters get tricky.
Mine Awareness
Know the risks from mines and unexploded ordnance—learn how to spot threats and sidestep danger.
Drones
Recognize surveillance and conflict risks—how to spot drones, respond early, and stay protected.
This programme is as unique as your environment—usually two days, but we flex to suit your needs. Our approach is new: together, we blend practical exercises, shared experience, and authentic stories to tackle a complex issue in a truly hands-on way.
Analysing Risk Situations
We explore real-world case studies, use video analysis, and dig deep into survivor testimonies—with a special spotlight on national women’s groups and their lived realities. This brings hidden risks (and resilience) into the open.
Identifying Risk and Protective Factors
Learn to spot vulnerabilities and strengths and map the support resources present in your own working context.
Consequences of Sexual Harassment & Violence
We look at medical, psychological, social, legal, and career impacts. In group work, you’ll explore practical support—even when resources are thin on the ground.
Sexual Violence in Conflict & Crisis
From World War II to Ukraine, see how sexual violence is used as a weapon, uncover patterns (and blind spots), and discuss how weak justice systems make things harder.
Prevention & Practical Response
Empower yourself—as a victim, bystander, or supporter. You’ll practice assertiveness and de-escalation, apply the “5 Ds” of bystander intervention, and use role plays or scenarios to build real skills. We put special focus on practicing tough conversations, so everyone learns to speak up constructively—whether male, female, or non-binary.
For those who completed HEAT training 3–5 years ago
This one-day refresher is built for professionals who’ve already completed a HEAT training and want to sharpen their skills and awareness for new (and old) challenges. We review all your essential security knowledge, update you with the latest best practices, and create space for you to bring in your own field experiences.
What’s included:
Review of Core HEAT Principles
Refresh your understanding of personal safety, situational awareness, and the basics of emergency action. Get the latest on new developments and practical lessons in crisis management.
Experience Exchange & Lessons Learned
Share and unpack real-life experiences with your peers. Together, we’ll analyse what worked, what didn’t, and how to adapt for the future.
Scenario-based Exercises & Case Studies
Reinforce your skills through interactive exercises and realistic scenarios. Bring your questions—our Q&A sessions are here for your specific concerns and gaps.
How we train:
Interactive group discussions, case studies, and practical sessions keep everyone engaged and make learning stick. Content is tailored on the day, to fit you and your group.
Want your crisis management team ready for anything? Our tabletop exercises offer hands-on, scenario-based training for small crisis teams—giving you the practical experience you need to respond effectively under pressure.
We’re here right from the start: If you don’t yet have a crisis management team, or you’re in the middle of building one, we support you through every stage. This includes helping with team selection and appointment, shaping first routines, and guiding the first steps of your new crisis team. We design each exercise to reflect your organization’s real risks and challenges. Through realistic, guided scenarios, your team will practice decision-making, coordination, and communication in a supportive, setting. The focus is on learning by doing—identifying strengths, uncovering gaps, and building confidence, whether your team is brand new or already experienced. And the tabletop session is just the beginning: after the workshop, we’re happy to support you in implementing improvements and strengthening your crisis management process even further.
Clear results in the shortest time—most teams get valuable, actionable insights in a single day.
Each session is fully tailored: objectives, scenario complexity, and facilitation are customized to your specific needs.
Perfect as a core step when establishing, relaunching, or advancing a crisis management team.
Price: Tailored to your requirements—get in touch for a quote based on the precise scope and your organization’s situation
Looking to expand knowledge or cover specific threats with your team? Here are just a few ways we can help—on-site, in-house, or brought in as needed:
Expert Lectures & Keynotes
Bring in specialist know-how and real-world insights. Choose from topics like:
Remote Warfare: Drones in Conflict, Terrorism and Organised Crime
Dive into the basics of SUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems), see how drones shape today’s risk landscape, and learn smart behavioural options for staying safe in drone-affected areas. Our speaker draws on years of field experience in drone deployment, detection, and protecting critical infrastructure.
Surviving Captivity – A First-hand Account
Bernd Mühlenbeck shares his gripping story of surviving 33 months as a hostage in Pakistan and Afghanistan. His personal take on resilience, humour, and the do’s and don’ts of hostage situations will stay with you long after the session ends.
HEFAT / First Aid Training
Bring our HEFAT/basic medical skills programme to your organization, as a one- or two-day session. Content and intensity are always tailored to your team, your risk profile, and operational environment.
Custom & In-house Solutions
Need something specific? We adapt modules or create training, workshops, and formats to match your needs—location, language, threat profile, and duration are all up to you.
Looking to strengthen a management or leadership team, kick off a new group, or refresh established routines? Our custom workshops and retreats are designed for all kinds of teams, from project groups to executive boards—blending proven team building with our dynamic, experience-based training style.
We believe lasting change starts when you leave the usual office behind. That’s why we recommend getting out of your comfort zone—think mountain lodge, sailing boat, or any place that breaks from the routine. Living and working together in a new environment isn’t just refreshing—it’s transformative. Teams quickly connect on a deeper level, develop trust, and discover new approaches to collaboration—especially when everyday patterns are shaken up and replaced with shared experiences.
And one thing is especially important to us: The integration of colleagues with disabilities, those not currently at full capacity, or team members returning after an absence is always welcome and often turns out to be a special enrichment for the group. We make it possible.
What to expect:
Build cohesion and trust with meaningful group activities and interactive challenges
Sharpen communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration—tailored for your work context
Experience team life “out of context” to strengthen resilience, boost creativity, and overcome barriers together
Gain real insights by analysing team performance under new conditions—then transfer lessons learned back to your organization
Krisenwerk GmbH
Am Stadtrand 54
22047 Hamburg
Germany
